The gun that was once labeled the “worst” in Modern Warfare 3 is actually proving quite lethal in Warzone, but players are sleeping on it still.
When Modern Warfare 3 first launched in November, players quickly set about leveling up their favorite weapons so that they were ready for the integration with Warzone. Guns like the Bas-B, MCW, and Bruen Mk9 all jumped to the front of the queue, but there was another option as well – the Sidewinder.
Initially, the Sidewinder – which was an Armory Unlock – was a powerful choice in multiplayer. However, early nerfs sawthe battle rifle slip down the pecking order and become one of the worst picks in the game.
Recently, however,the rifle has seen some buffsand according to Warzone guruMetaphor, it is back in a big way in Season 3 as it “insta-kills” enemies and is basically a “laser” in certain fights.
“This build has basically no recoil, it’s an absolute laser, and it insta-kills people. I actually recommend giving the Sidewinder a try,” Metaphor said, noting that some people “hate” the rifle because they’ve used it in the Gulag.
“Most people just think this gun sucks. It is slept-on, trust me, it’s really good right now. I don’t think it’s top, top tier meta, but it’s definitely worth running,” he added.
The one knock on the Sidewinder is that, in Metaphor’s words, it’s “bad at shooting people who are moving,” so you probably won’t want to try and engage in too many long-range fights.
If the Sidewinder isn’t your thing, then you might want to look at other options includingthe WSP Stingerand COR-45 pistol. Yes, a pistol. It has a TTK similar to the Renetti beforeits recent nerf,after all.
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